Boiler-cleaner.



PA'LSNTED JUNE 5, 1906.

J. G. BROMAN.

BOILER CLEANER. MPLIGATHION FILED DEG. 7. 1905.

Be it known that 1,1;JoHNfGfI'Beloning af,

citizen of the United States., residing it-Chicago, in the county or Cook` andStateof Illi'y noie, have invented certain-new andfusefulV` 7iinproveinents in Boiler-Cleaners, .of whichv .he following is a specification. l

This invention` has relation to-improve-- inentsin a device to .be .used foriremQVDgf `ment, 'and other deposits which mayaccumulate therein; and it consists'incertairipecnharitles of theconstructionfnovel arrange# ment, ando eration of the various. parte',l thereoi-as wi -l be hereinafter .more fully set forth and specifically-claimedfr he principal object of the i providev a contrivance for the above-named purpose which vshall be simple and .inexpenf sive in construction, easily placed' -inV the boiler or removed-therefrom, and .which will cooperate with the steam-pressure in the bol er for removing rious kinds therefrom.

v Other objectsand advantages of theinven-- i tipn wiilbe disclosed vin scription and explanation. f

- In order to enable others skilled in 4the art to which my invention-pertains 'to make and use the saine', i will now 'proceed' to describe- I it, referring to the accompanying diy.win'gs', l

a boiler, showing a cleaner therefor embodyi- Figure i is a longitudinal sectional viewl of' ing the inventionand illustratingjthe samev partly in section l'and parti' ing the cieanerin position thereorf `andillustrating a part of the-'boiier-head broken away ism.

inner fface view thereof.

to disclose a portion of the cleaning mechane Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View of .the boiler, showing the cleaner partly-in'secti'on and partly, in elevation. Figfi is anen'd view of the cleaner casing or housing. 1 Fig. 5

'isa transverse sectional view taken on line 15'.

invention is to."

the accumulations of va-. f

. in. @1era-tiem Fig. i2 1s an end elevation of t, e bolder, show-v .On thej inners'urfaceof-its lower' portionthe vtop of the boiler and isconnected, by means of a coupling 2'1,. to a nlpple 22,- locatcd ina- "suitable openingj'i'n the top of theboilor, and

- whiclinipple is connectedat its outer end'to which 'is .provided with a blow-ofi or diswhich latter may lead vt'oa source o water..

ings, thcclean'er j islocated longitudinallyin ol lts ends,and that Athe, Casi-ng or housing 1 1,

be supported Ltits ends by ineansof the prof ljections'or leg" 16 on'tlie cap or pieces 15 at providing an. open space on each side of the 'main parlif the cleaner... The olea-ner con- 'sistsof a casing'orhoi-l'singl 11, which is substantially horseshoesh'aped. incomes-section, 'but is somewhat-. iajred vtowardits' lower l:por-ftion. At about'it's middlthe casingol hlOu's-- providedwith a 'tubularb'oss 1.2-, in ocatedani internally.-screwythread-v -ed'upper portion-ofaTcoupling 1 3, tf'yeacli-` o jf the horizontal veXtensior-is {if-which" is "conjf nected a section o'f-.a perforated pipe 14, the", outer endsofTwhich-tare screw-threaded'to engage internally-'s'crew-threaded caps o rend .r j 'pieces -lpwhi'ch.are'ernpl'oyed to' close .the

outer ends. of the perforated pipesfl.4, a swell as :theends of.' the'easing' 111," Iin lwhich said pipe is locate d;. 'Each otthe end pieces or v4ca As .15 'is provided .fwitli extensions-"126, which i wi l' rest-on the-bottoni off the. boiler,- `and #thus 1 hold the pipeiandthe side 'e'dges'of the casing i f orf housing at ai slight, distance vtl'ierefroin, as will bel readily/"understoodbyffreference to." Figs. 1 and 5. ofthel drawings.; Each ofthe -capsjor-pieces'15'is fornied'iii its'u[` per'inner 'portionfwith a rece ss}' 1 7 in Which-.tlie upperv i portionlofeach end of-the casing willi-est',

when.'said 'caps .are screwed up' on tiiefouterj 8` 'l lower' o rtiona series ofjperforations-M,fare. f5

alongits entire lengthff'Engaging the upper portionpt'he T-'coi'ip'lingglfi and 'y means. of. a .suitable :coupling 19, to another l 'section'of pipe 2Q, which extends to near the charge'pipeZ''and an inlet or supply'pipaz,

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supply.' N'ot shown.) "Each ot the pipes j 2 5 and'Z is rovidedwith avalv'e 27 to shut ofil or contro .the fiowof fluid the'rcthri-)ugl-i, As shown in igs. 1, i2, and 5 of the di'awa distance from the bottoni of the'boilcr, thus.

1o the boiler, sothat it will extend to near-each' .which partially surrounds thel pipe 14, Will perforetions 14ein the sectional pipe le, which has communication through the pipem sections 18, 20, 22, and 2 4@ with the discharge and supply pipes 25 end 2G, respectively. f

While the above-described pipe sections and couplings afford e convenient ineens tor coniniunicetingly connecting the cleaning or perforated pipe 14 to the discharge .find supply pipes, yet it will he understood that l do not desire to be limited 'to the precise er-l rengementor construction above eet forth, lor it is' obvious that other ways of accoinplishing euch connection may beeinployed.

The operation is simple and es follows:

When-it is desired to clean the boiler or to remove therefrom theeccumuletions or deposits therein, the Valve 27 in the supplypipe 26 should he closed end the -Velve 27 in the loloW-oT or discharge pipe opened, when the steem-pressure will cause the sludge, se di ment, and deposits to be liorced through the perforetions 14a in the cleaning-pipe and out through its connections with the disehergepipe. ln this operation the sedimentor eccumulations all along the bottoni of the boiler and on each side of the cleaner will be caused toA pass out 'through the perforated pipe h reason of the casing or housing which partie ly sui-rounds the saine and which, es before stated, is flared toward its bottom, for it will be understood theft es the water and sediment or deposits located directly be heath the pipe 14 end between the sides of the casing or housing l-l are removed the sludge or deposits lying on eitherV side-of the casing will he caused to pees therein andA out through the cleaning-pipe. ln other'words, the seeing or housing will cause e Widespread circulation or movement of the water end deposits' whichwould not otherwise be produced. ln some inst-ences the sludge and sediinentadheres to thefboiler with such `tenecity ltliet ordinary steam-pressure will pipe, 'so that it will pass through the perf(- rations le and out under each side of ,the

ceein or housing ll in. Suche ine-nner este greet y :invitate the water 'et the bottom und boiler, thus-loosening or line animent or deposits thereon, i, moy herenioyed hy again 'opening sides of ti .the 'velvc in .dieelierz-geepipe end closing the one'in the supply-piper' It willlie'iiii derstood that the housing creasing 11 sur-v;

rounding the cleaning-pi e' will be rmly held against the bottom o the boiler by reap son of the pipe sections and couplings, or the connections uniting the cleaning-pipe tothe l discharge and supply pipesforby any other suitable meenci i f i Having there iuny described my invention, what l cla-iin as new, Letters Patent, fisl. In a' boilercleanen the combination' with en elongated housing having its .entire lower portion open and adapted at its ends'tor end desire t'osecure by rest on the inner lower portion of'tliebjoiler of a pipe located longitudinally therein an" having perorationsin its lower portion, a!

supply-piplind ,a discharge-pi e located 'externelly of the boiler and haviiig communication with the perforated pipe at aboutitsl middle and through the boiler end housing to hold the letter in contact with the boiler-.

2. in e boiler-cleaner, the combination 55'; with an elongated housing having 'its entire lower pcrtion'open, of e pipe located longitudinelly therein and having perforations'in its' lower portioine copieee lievi 0 le sor projections' end secured on eacl en o the' ipeto close the ends thereof es wel] es thev en sof the combination with en elongated lioueinghevingits entire 4lower portion open, of e perforeted pipe located longitudinally therein, weep-piece hevnig legs or projections and Secured on each end of the pipe to close the' ends thereof as well es the ends of the housing, the legs-of seid oep-pieces adapted to reet en the inner lower portion of the lboiler `to hold the side edges of the housing et e 'distance therefroni, e supplypipe end e discharge-pipelocated externally of the looiler,l Ineens extending through the boiler end seid housing and communiceting et one oi its ends with the perfo#l ,rated pipe end et its other end with the sup-v ply end discharge pines, toen enoMAN. .l

Cees. Q -Tuinieren,

IWA. Nrniiim roo 85. 4the housing,v the `legs` or projections of said-V cappeces :ide ted to rest on the lower iri- 

